Monday, May 5, 2025
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Peace Officers Memorial Day Decreed, Recognized Locally
Betty Parker attaches a flower to a wreath in honor of her uncle, Trooper Herb Smith, who was killed in the line of duty, December 1946, at yesterday’s Fallen Officer Memorial Service. | photo by ANNA TUNGATE
Shelby County law enforcement officers and families yesterday recognized local officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty at the annual Fallen Officer Memorial Service, held at the FOP Lodge 84.
Shelby County Councilman Kyle Barlow and Shelbyville Mayor Scott Furgeson issued proclamations in honor of this month’s National Police Week and National Peace Officers Memorial Day, first recognized in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy. Furgeson highlighted the challenges officers face daily, including inherit criticism that comes with the role.
State Trooper Jeff Coffey, a 1994 Academy classmate of Trooper Andrew Winzenread who died in the line of duty in 1997, was the special speaker. Police Lt. Bart Smith served as master of ceremonies, and retired officer Dave Scott gave the prayer.
Jennifer Hastings, treasurer of the FOP Auxiliary, gave scholarships to the following students: Kindall Dorsey, Morristown; Braeden Phillips, Shelbyville; Aurora Belton, Southwestern; Brooklyn Hudnall, Waldron; and Dana McKee, Triton Central.
Two Indiana officers who lost their lives in the line of duty last year were honored, as were former local law enforcement officers who passed away last year: Henry Albrecht, Morristown Marshal; Warren Scott Alvis, Shelby County Sheriff’s Dept.; Wesley Bert Thurston, Shelbyville Police; and Lewis C. “Jack” Hill Jr., Shelbyville Police.
Fallen officers recognized were Sheriff Albert W. McCorkle, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, end of watch, October 10, 1880; Trooper Herbert W. Smith, Indiana State Police, end of watch, Dec. 5, 1946; Deputy Stacia S. Alyea, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, end of watch, April 18, 1996; Trooper Andrew Winzenread, Indiana State Police, end of watch, April 25, 1997; First Sgt. Karl Kelley, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, end of watch, April 17, 1998; Trooper Jason Beal, Indiana State Police, end of watch, Jan. 15, 2000; and Sgt. Gary Henderson, Shelbyville Police Department, end of watch, Oct. 10, 2007.
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HOOSIER NEWS: The state of Indiana will soon issue fines to speeding drivers via its highway work zone speed cameras for the first time. Lawmakers authorized speed cameras in highway construction zones in 2023. The Indiana Department of Transportation began testing them at a site on Interstate 70 last August. In January, after that construction ended, the cameras moved to a work zone on Interstate 465 and Interstate 69 on the northeast side of Indianapolis. For months, drivers caught speeding were issued notices but not fined. INDOT said 90,000 of those notices have been sent in about four months. Now, it’s ready for active enforcement to begin, starting today. (Indiana Public Radio)
NATIONAL NEWS: Even with the emergence of SpaceX, there’s no evidence that NASA is actually spending less money. Analysts think that the cost of a Falcon 9 launch is probably around $20 million per launch for SpaceX, but the company increased the price of a dedicated Falcon 9 launch from $62 million a few years ago to $70 million today. NASA and the military do pay more for launches than commercial customers — they get first bite at the apple and other priority services as a result — and they do tend to require other rockets, like the Falcon Heavy. (Ars Technica/Numlock)
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ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Troy and Valerie (Bowers) Stevens, Shelby County, celebrate 35 years of marriage today. They were married May 5, 1990, at Baptist Temple in Shelbyville. They have one son, Nathan (Katelyn) Stevens. Mrs. Stevens retired from the Shelby County Public Library after 42 years of service and is currently employed at GenFed Credit Union. Mr. Stevens works at Knauf Insulation. The couple will travel to their favorite place at a later date.
SHS Courier Archive Highlights
May 3, 1961, Part I
May Festival was to be held May 4. Martin Schulz, Fritz Chesser and Betty Ramey had organized the event. Twenty girls had been selected for the chorus line out of “a large number” who tried out. They were Corinne Bonner, Kathy Briggs, Lelani Kramer, Mary Jane Dennis, Jean Gehr, Pat Graham, Beverly Hall, Pat Kinnick, Judy McComas, Donna Phares, Sue Ramsey, Pat Ryan, Ann Schoelch, Hetty Schott, Nancy Scott, Gail Sleeth, Lynn Solomon, Gloria Spurling, Ann Woodmansee and Debbie Wright.
Mark Mount was president of the junior class. “Admitting that he can be identified as the more talkative of the Mount twins, Mark feels that he and Mike are different in many other ways as well. In his spare time and on weekends, Mark works at Bob Ewing’s Men’s Store.”
Kenneth Fallis, a Franklin College senior, was a student teacher in Mrs. Reece’s English classes. Fallis was a Waldron High School graduate. Nancy Cuskaden, also a Waldron graduate, was student-teaching in English and Spanish classes. She was a senior at Indiana University.
Gregg Steele, class of ‘58, had stopped by for a visit. “Coming into town with his amateur mobile rig in his car, Gregg conversed with the SHS Radio Club station, K9GLV, and decided to stop by.”
Miss Chenoweth said she had found a remarkable statement on a senior test paper: “Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky at the age of nine. He moved to Indiana and at 18 he again moved to Illinois.”
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This Day in Shelby County History
News around Shelbyville and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in history. Selections are curated by The Addison Times from Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department materials.
2005: The Shelbyville News received a letter from a woman thanking local Boy Scout Troop 250 for helping her after she had suffered a hard fall at Cumberland Falls State Park in Kentucky. The Scouts made a splint for her leg and moved her away from mud to a sunny location. Some Scouts even sacrificed their t-shirts while others made poles out of tree branches to construct a stretcher for her.
1995: Several Shelbyville Middle School students banded together to raise $620 for victims and families affected in the Oklahoma City bombing. “We were happy that we could raise that much money,” Miranda Moore, 12, told The Shelbyville News. Moore was joined by John Karnes, Mitchell Vinson, Noelle Moore, Kyle Nigh and Eric Walton in representing their sixth grade classes to collect the funds.
1985: Pasquale’s Pizza & Pasta, 218 S. Harrison, started offering an all-you-can eat salad bar, with medium drink, for $2.14.
1975: The Shelbyville Police Department received five new “sawed off” 12-gauge shotguns to be carried in patrol cars. Rick Joseph and Larry Tharp test-fired the new guns at the FOP range. Each gun, manufactured by a subsidiary of Smith and Wesson, held eight shells.
1965: Chi Chi Giden, an eighth-grader, was named Booker T. Washington Teen of the Month. She was president of the Teen-Ettes, secretary of the Progressive Club, secretary of her Sunday School class and a member of the Sunshine Society.
Three of nine new retail businesses opened in the Belaire Shopping Center: Danner Bros., Paul Harris Apparel and Schiff Shoes. The other six would open shortly thereafter. A Conn Theatre Organ was set up at Danner’s for the grand opening, played by Joe Clauser and Lou Swain.
1955: New York Central railroad workers removed and replaced the track ballast (gravel) underneath all city tracks, bringing the tracks up to their former level and thus making crossings smoother.
1945: Barbara Plymate was named the 22nd May Festival Queen at Shelbyville High School. George Hohenberger was the Lord Mayor. The colorful program was arranged by George Small and Mary Sellers, music directors, and Betty Cox and Raymond Lackey, physical education teachers. Arch dancers were Ruth Ash, Patricia Dunkin, Joan Disser, Mary Emily Gehres, Patricia Karr, Marilyn Keaton, Jacqueline Howard, Marilyn Lockridge, Genevieve Meadows, Colleen Moore, Olive Lou Monroe, Joan McCracken, Carol Snyder, Joyce Taylor, Lucille Turner and Charlene Swinehart.
1935: Miller-Yarling’s ice cream store re-opened following remodeling at 44-46 East Broadway.
1925: The Big Four announced it would place a gasoline train into operation through the Shelby County area. The fireman and brakemen would be assigned new jobs, the company said. The previous “Cannonball” train had been in operation here for over 30 years.
1915: The local merchants’ association hosted a meeting to explain to business owners the new Workman’s Compensation Law. The speaker encouraged attendees to obtain insurance to cover potential claims.
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